Lesson Review Note
| gift certificate | μνκΆ |
| someone I know | λ΄κ° μλ μ¬λ |
| acquaintance | μ§μΈ |
| track suit | νΈλ μ΄λ볡 |
| trainers | μ΄λν |
| probiotics | μ μ°κ· |
| something you would never buy for yourself | λ΄ λ μ£Όκ³ λ μ λ μ μ΄ κ² κ°μ 물건 |
| transfer the money | λμ μ‘κΈνλ€ |
| cologne | μ½λ‘± (ν₯μ) |
| pathetic | νμ¬ν, λΆμν |
μννμ΄ μλκΈ°μ λ΄ λμΌλ‘ μ¬κΈ°μ μκΉμ§λ§, μ λ¬Όλ‘ λ°μΌλ©΄ κΈ°λΆ μ’μ 'μ¬μΉμ€λ¬μ΄' 물건μ μλ―Έν©λλ€.
λ¨μν κ³μ’μ΄μ²΄λ₯Ό νλ€λ λ»μ΄μ§λ§, μ λ¬Ό κ²°μ κ³Όμ μμλ "μ μ± μμ΄ λμΌλ‘ λμ°λ€"λΌλ λΆμ μ μΈ λμμ€λ‘ μ°μ΄κΈ°λ ν©λλ€.
μΉκ΅¬λΌκ³ νκΈ°μ κ°κΉμ§ μκ³ μΌκ΅΄λ§ μλ μ λμΈ 'μ§μΈ'μ λ»νλ©°, 'Someone I know'λ³΄λ€ κ²©μ μλ ννμ λλ€.
Three sistersβSarah, Jessica, and Miaβmet in a quiet cafe with one goal: to defeat the "birthday curse." Their mother was a woman who hated receiving cash, yet her pickiness made every physical gift a disaster. Two years ago, they bought her a designer handbag; she said it was "too heavy for a woman of her age." Last year, they tried a silk scarf; she claimed the pattern made her look "tired."
"We need a new strategy," Sarah began. "Mom is starting to look a bit pathetic sitting at home all day. She needs to get out."
"Iβm open to suggestions," Mia replied, "but keep in mind sheβs only an acquaintance of the local park. She hasn't walked there in months."
"Iβm leaning towards a health-focused gift," Jessica suggested. "I say we go with a high-end track suit and matching trainers. If she has the gear, she might find the motivation."
Sarah shook her head. "I have to push back on that. Sheβs someone I know who views athletic wear as 'undignified.' How does something like premium probiotics sound?"
"Probiotics? Thatβs not a gift, thatβs a prescription," Mia argued. "A real gift should be something you would never buy for yourself. I say we go with an expensive cologne. Itβs luxurious and doesn't require her to break a sweat."
"Iβm not so sure about cologne," Jessica countered. "Sheβs so sensitive to scents. What if we give her a luxury department store gift certificate? That way she has the final say."
"No," Sarah insisted. "Giving a voucher is like offering to transfer the money directly to her. She wants to see effort. Letβs go with the trainers, but let's find a pair that looks like high-fashion walking shoes rather than gym gear. What do you say?"
"Iβm sold," Mia agreed. "Itβs a good middle ground. Let's settle on this."
"Alright," Jessica said. "Letβs lock it in." On her birthday, their mother opened the box. She ran her hand over the sleek, designer trainers. To their surprise, she didn't frown. "Well," she said, "at least they aren't those neon ones the teenagers wear. These are... acceptable."
μμ ν μλ‘μ΄ μν©μμ, μ¬λΌ, μ μμΉ΄, λ―Έμ μΈ μλ§€λ "μμΌμ μ μ£Ό"λ₯Ό κΉ¨κΈ° μν΄ μ‘°μ©ν μΉ΄νμ λͺ¨μμ΅λλ€. κ·Έλ€μ μ΄λ¨Έλλ νκΈ λ°λ κ²μ μ«μ΄νλ©΄μλ, μλ κΉλ€λ‘μ΄ μ±κ²© νμ μ΄λ€ μ€λ¬Ό μ λ¬Όλ νμ μ¬μμΌλ‘ λλ¬μ΅λλ€. 2λ μ μλ λͺ ν κ°λ°©μ μ¬λλ ΈμΌλ "λ΄ λμ΄μ λ무 무κ²λ€"κ³ νμ ¨κ³ , μλ μλ μ€ν¬ μ€μΉ΄νλ₯Ό λλ Έλλ λ¬΄λ¬ λλ¬Έμ "μμμ΄ μ μ’μ 보μΈλ€"κ³ νμ ¨μ΅λλ€.
"μλ‘μ΄ μ λ΅μ΄ νμν΄." μ¬λΌκ° μμνμ΅λλ€. "μλ§κ° ν루 μ’ μΌ μ§μλ§ μλ κ² μ’ νμ¬ν΄ 보μ¬. λ°μΌλ‘ λκ°μ μΌ ν΄."
"λ€λ₯Έ μ μ μμΌλ©΄ λ§ν΄λ΄." λ―Έμκ° λλ΅νμ΅λλ€. "νμ§λ§ μλ§λ λλ€ κ³΅μκ³Όλ κ·Έλ₯ μ§μΈ μ λμ μ¬μ΄μΌ λΏμ΄λΌλ κ±Έ κΈ°μ΅ν΄. κ±°κΈ° μ κ°μ μ§ λͺ λ¬μ λλ€κ³ ."
"κ±΄κ° μ€μ¬μ μ λ¬Όλ‘ λ§μμ΄ κΈ°μΈκ³ μμ΄." μ μμΉ΄κ° μ μνμ΅λλ€. "λ΄ μκ°μ μ΅κ³ κΈ νΈλ μ΄λ볡μ΄λ κ·Έμ μ΄μΈλ¦¬λ μ΄λνλ‘ κ°λ κ² μ’κ² μ΄. μ₯λΉκ° μμΌλ©΄ λκΈ°λΆμ¬κ° λμ€μ§λ λͺ°λΌ."
μ¬λΌλ κ³ κ°λ₯Ό μ μμ΅λλ€. "그건 λ°λν΄μΌ ν κ² κ°μ. μλ§λ λ΄κ° μλ μ¬λ μ€μ μ΄λ볡μ 'μ²λ°νλ€'κ³ μκ°νλ λνμ μΈ λΆμ΄μμ. ν리미μ μ μ°κ· κ°μ 건 μ΄λ?"
"μ μ°κ· ? 그건 μ λ¬Όμ΄ μλλΌ μ²λ°©μ μ΄μ§." λ―Έλκ° λ°λ°νμ΅λλ€. "μ§μ§ μ λ¬Όμ λ΄ λ μ£Όκ³ λ μ λ μ μ΄ κ² κ°μ 물건μ΄μ΄μΌ ν΄. λΉμΌ μ½λ‘±μΌλ‘ κ°λ κ² μ’κ² μ΄. κ³ κΈμ€λ½κΈ°λ νκ³ μλ§λ₯Ό λ νλ¦¬κ² νμ§λ μμμ."
"μ½λ‘±μ μ’ μλ κ² κ°μλ°." μ μμΉ΄κ° λ§λ°μμ³€μ΅λλ€. "μλ§λ ν₯μ μ λ§ μλ―Όνμμμ. μ΅κ³ κΈ λ°±νμ μνκΆμ λ리λ 건 μ΄λ? μ§μ κ²°μ νμ€ μ μκ² λ§μ΄μΌ."
"μ λΌ." μ¬λΌκ° κ³ μ§νμ΅λλ€. "λ°μ°μ²λ₯Ό λ리λ 건 μλ§μκ² μ§μ λμ μ‘κΈν΄ λ리λ κ±°λ λ§μ°¬κ°μ§μΌ. μλ§λ μ μ±μ λ³΄κ³ μΆμ΄ νμ . μ΄λνλ‘ νλ, μ΄λ볡보λ€λ νμ΄ν¨μ μνΉν κ°μ λμμΈμΌλ‘ κ³ λ₯΄μ. μ΄λ?"
"μ€λλμ΄." λ―Έλκ° λμνμ΅λλ€. "μ μ ν μ€κ° μ§μ μ΄λ€. μ΄κ±Έλ‘ μ νμ."
"μ’μ." μ μμΉ΄κ° λ§νμ΅λλ€. "μ΄κ±Έλ‘ νμ μ§μ." μμ λ , μ΄λ¨Έλλ μμλ₯Ό μ΄μμ΅λλ€. μ΄λ¨Έλλ λ§€λν λμμΈμ μ΄λνλ₯Ό λ§μ Έλ³΄μ ¨μ΅λλ€. λλκ²λ μΈμμ μ°νΈλ¦¬μ§ μμΌμ ¨μ£ . "μ," μ΄λ¨Έλκ° λ§μνμ ¨μ΅λλ€. "μ μ΄λ μμ¦ μ λ€μ΄ μ λ νκ΄μμ μλꡬλ. μ΄κ±΄... ν©κ²©μ΄λ€."